February 2012
New York’s Anti Obesity Campaign
Some critics have considered the New York's Anti Obesity Campaign to be radical and extreme. In my opinion, radical and extreme is dressing up disease-causing junk foods in colorful happy colors, and then have people deal with these awful diseases privately. Radical is to lie to people's faces and...
Alkalize Your Soul and Mind
Is diet alone enough to maintain our health and keep us away from disease? As you may have guessed, the answer is no. Our body is a system, and in order to have balance, we need to work not only on our physical health, but also our mental and emotional health. Exercise and good diet are...
Green Tea, Grow Younger Instead of Older
What's the difference between choosing a cup of green tea over a cup of coffee? Coffee, falls on the acid side of the pH spectrum, while green tea is an alkaline drink. The first consequence of this important difference between the two drinks, aside of the obvious effect of acidifying or...
Artificial Sweeteners – The Not So Sweet Truth
If you are one of the millions of people who believe that they are "eating healthier" when they consume diet sodas, or diet products containing artificial sweeteners made from Sucralose (Splenda) or Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful) you may want to think again. Where do these sweeteners...
The Biggest War of Our Time
Sugar is toxic, the war on sugar: In documenting myself for this subject, I researched the deadliest wars in history. And the list is headed by WWII Which in 6 years took an estimate of 56m lives, or 0.4%, of the world population at the time, per year. Followed by the An Lushan Rebellion, in...
3 Dimensions of Cancer
Cancer is not a localized disease in a certain part of your body. It is a marker of an overall imbalance in your body. And as such, it should be treated with a holistic approach that considers all dimensions of our overall health. There are 3 Dimensions to our health, and these are the same 3...
7 Steps to an Alkaline Lifestyle
When we talk about alkaline foods, or alkaline diet, we mean much more than just what you eat. To us, being alkaline is a lifestyle. I found this very interesting piece on the Huffington Post and wanted to share it with you. To me, these are the 7 steps to an alkaline lifestyle. 7 Steps to...